Jardim da Luz - FURTHER INFORMATION

Jardim da Luz (Garden of Light) is a small garcen in the Carnide district of , named after the Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Luz (Church of Our Lady of the Light), a minor tourist attraction in Lisbon, nearby.

The garden is quite quiet, planted with trees and surrounded by old buildings with ornate façades. Since the 16th century Jardim da Luz and the church has been a pilgrimage site and a traditional fair takes place in the gardens each year.

One of the mansion buildings on the square was built between 1875-1880 with a neoclassical façade. Since 1940 it has housed the Seminary of the Luz of the Franciscan Order. Nearby the Hospital of Luz and the Colombo Shopping Centre, one of the top ten shopping centres in Europe, and the Torres de Lisboa